Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“ABI-RAMEN”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Herent · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Kampenhout · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Bene Corporation · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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Leuven · since 1980
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Hasselt · since 1983
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Tournai · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Mons · since 1991
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ittre · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Advanced Belgian Invest · Computer programming · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2001
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Abbreviation of AFRICAN BEAUTY INNOVATION · Boom · since 2002
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Abbreviation of AFRICAN BEAUTY INTERNATIONAL · Aalst · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DE BIENFAISANCE INTERNATIONALE · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Amitiés belgo-iraniennes · Elsene · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BANCAIRE ITALIENNE · Public relations and communication consultancy · Rome · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Afbraak, Bouw, Innovatie · Antwerpen · since 1987
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of AMEN RESTAURANT · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2025